Electric lamp and shade adjuster



T y 21, 1929- F. A. HOWE, JR., ET AL 1,714,369

' ELECTRIC LAMP AND SHADE ADJUSTER Filed May 12. 1922' WITNESSES mvsuron F,A.Houre A TTORNEYS' Patented May 21, 1929.

UNITED STATES FREDERICK AUGUSTUS HOWE, .13., AND WILLIAM HINCHLIFFE, or HUNTSVILLE,

v 1,714,369 PATENT OFFICE.

ALABAMA.

ELECTRIC LAMP AND SHADE ADJUSTER.

' Application filed May 12, 1922. Serial 30,560,366.

This invent-ion relates to an improved elecand inexpensive to manufacture and apply.

Other objects and advantages of the invention reside in certain novel features of the construction, combination and arrange ment of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, and in which: I

Figure 1 is a view, partly in section and partly in elevation, illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a view in plan, showing one form of clip embodied in the present invention;

Figure 8 is a similar View of a slightly modified form of clip;

Figure 4 is a similar View of a still further modified form of clip; and

Figure 5 is a similar view of another modified form of clip. 7

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates an electric cord upon which an electric lamp and shad-c 12 is suspended. In order that the lamp and shade may be adjusted so as to throw the light in any direction, there is provided a clip, designated generally at 13, which is adjustable and releasably engaged with the lamp cord 10. An adjusting cord, designated generally at 15, is provided and includes sections 16 and The section 16 is connect-ed at one end as at 18 to the clip 13 and the other end of the section 16 has a hook 19 connected thereto. The

passed around the edge of the lamp shade 12- and engages this lamp shade as shown at 21,

and at its end beyond the point where it engages the lamp shade, the cord .17 carries a small ring 22 which 1s susceptible of being passed through the ring and which is engaged by the hook 19 in the assembly. By ad usting the clip 13 on the cord 10, the/lamp 1'1 and shade 12 may be adjusted to any do sired'degree in a vertical plane and by vary ing the point of engagement of the lamp shade 12 with the cord 17, the lamp shade andlamp maybe adjusted in a horizontal plane. As the cord 17 directly and positively engages the lamp 11, the degree of adjustment is practically unlimited. The clip 13 may be constructed as shown in Figures 2, 8

and 4. Injthe embodiment shown in Figure .2, the clip is constructed of resilient sheet metal andincludes a longitudinal bar 25 and end bars 26, one. of the end bars being. provided with an opening 26 whereby it is engaged with the cord 16. An intermediate bar 27 is integrally formed with the bar 25 between the bars 26. In applying the clip to the cord 10, the bars 26 are engaged with one side of the cord and the. bar 27 is engaged with the opposite side, the bar 25 flexing to accommodate this embodiment and the resiliency of the metal comprising the bars binding the cord and firmly securing the clip in position on the cord. he embodiment of the clip shown in Figure 3 is identical in all respects with that shown in Figure 2 with the exception that the intermediatebar, designated at is provided with an integral retaining bar 29 which extends parallel to the longitudinal bar of the clip but terminates short of the end cross bar. In Figure at, the intermediate bar and the retaining bar are replaced by a spring plate 30 connected to the longitudinal bar of the clip by a short arm 31. The spring plate 30 takes the place of the intermediate bar in that it engages the opposite side of the cord of the end cross bars and by virtue of the fact that it engages the cord over relatively large area it also serves the function of a retaining bar such as shown at 29 in Figure 3.

I In Figure 5 a slightly modified form of clip is shown, and is preferably constructed of steel wire or material such as composes a clock spring. This clip is designated generally at and is shown as doubled back, as at 36, to stiffen the assembly and to provide handles. The clip also includes curved portions constituting jaws which grip and engage the lamp cord. The clips thus described have a wide range of usefulness but are particularly adapted to serve the function of the clip 13 to releasably and adjustably connect the adjusting cord to the lamp cord.

If desired the hook 19 may be omitted and the cord 17 may be of suilicient length to extend from the lamp to the clip, the ring then engaging a suitable part of the clip. This last described arrangement is es1')ecially.desirable with the form of clip shown in Figure 5, for with the clip shown in Figure 5 the ring may he slipped over the arms or the doubled back portion and received in the bight between said arms and the portion of the clip of which the jaws are formed.

It to be understood that while we have described the flesiible elements 16 and 1'? as cords they may comprise any suitable type of flexible material such. as chains or the ing the edge of the lamp shade and secured to the clip.

2. In combination with an electric lamp having a bulb, a shade therefor, and a lamp cord upon which the lamp and shade are suspended, a clip releasably and adjustably connected to the lamp cord and an adjusting cord including a'section wrapped around and secured to the bulb of the lamp and extending around and engaging the edge of the lamp shade and a second section c011- nccted to the clip and to the first named sect-ion.

3, in combination with an electric lamp having a bulb and a shade therefor and a lamp cord upon which the shade and the lamp are suspended, a clip releasably and adjustabiy connected to the lamp cord, and an adjusting cord including a section having a large ring at one end and a large ring at its opposite end, said section having a portion wrapped around the bulb of the electric lamp and secured thereon, the section being extended around and engaging the edge of the shade of the lamp and a second section having one end secured to the clip and having a hook at its opposite end releasably engageable with one of the end rings of the first named section.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS HOWE, Jr. WlLLlAM HlNUlLlFFE. 

